Yay my first official post of the year! In all transparency, I recently got a full time job. It’s been a struggle transitioning from unemployment to working forty hours a week. And so I’ve been neglecting to blog. I’ve been neglecting to write, to sing, to cook, to exercise. It’s amazing how fast time flashes… Continue reading Starbucks Sparkling Passion Tango Tea
I was introduced to Speculoos Cookie Butter in college. I had never heard of Speculoos before and I thought that it was the brand of the cookie butter. But actually Speculoos is a kind of Belgian cookie that is crunchy, caramelized, and similar in taste to gingerbread. And Speculoos Cookie Butter is absolutely amazing. My… Continue reading Coffee Bean Tea Leaf Cookie Butter Latte
Starbucks’ newest holiday drink this year is the Teavana Gingerbread Tea Latte. I’m not going to lie, I had a mini panic attack this year when I didn’t see my favorite gingerbread latte on any of the Starbucks holiday drink advertising. And I was relieved and excited to see that gingerbread is back on the… Continue reading Starbucks Gingerbread Tea Latte
My review of the new Salted Butterscotch Iced Blended from CBTL
Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte is a cultural phenomenon. The most popular of their seasonal drink offerings, the Pumpkin Spice Latte (or PSL), marks the beginning of the fall season for many Starbucks fans. Hard to believe it’s fall though when it’s 100 degrees out here in sunny California. Anyways, Starbucks began serving the drink on… Continue reading Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte 2015
The Shaken Mango Black Tea Lemonade is a mouthful to say and its Starbucks newest summer offering. The company describes this drink as “Teavana® black tea, mango flavor and a hint of sweet passion fruit shaken with a splash of lemonade to create this all day, every day iced refreshment”. In reality the drink is… Continue reading Teavana Mango Black Tea Lemonade
Caffe Bene just opened a new location in Irvine and I decided to check it out. This South Korean coffee shop has many different coffee and dessert offerings as well as a variety of sandwiches. I visited on opening day and again several days later. Most notably, the decor for the cafe is really nice.… Continue reading Caffe Bene Review
To celebrate two decades since it first launched its signature Frappuccino Starbucks has created a new drink — the Birthday Cake Frappuccino. The drink is made from a vanilla bean frappuccino with hazelnut syrup and is topped with a raspberry infused whipped cream. The drink will be made available in Starbucks U.S. and Canada stores… Continue reading Starbucks Birthday Cake Frappuccino Review
Orange County Restaurant Week celebrated its seventh anniversary this year, continuing to showcase some of the OC’s best restaurants through stunning (and affordable) prix fixe menus. And this year, I went out with a group of good friends to Newport Landing. Right on the waterfront, Newport Landing has lovely views of Newport Harbor and Balboa… Continue reading OC Restaurant Week 2015 : Newport Landing
Recently Starbucks premiered their newest drink- the Tiramisu Latte which comes in a hot, cold and frappuccino version. At first I was intrigued and then puzzled. Tiramisu is an Italian coffee-flavored cake often made by dipping ladyfingers in coffee and covering them in a whipped mixture of mascarpone cheese, eggs, sugar, and cocoa powder. So… Continue reading Starbucks Tiramisu Latte Review
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